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New book alert! "The Community's Role in Motivating Urban Students is Non-Negotiable" offers simple solutions to a major problem (motivating urban students for academic excellence). This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive guide for the entire community. It outlines powerful methods to encourage and support urban students, ultimately leading to better academic performance. The book emphasizes the critical role of the community in motivating urban students and aims to empower superintendents, parents, churches, businesses, media, colleges, and community members to work together to promote academic success.
Current studies indicate that when parents are involved in their children's education, children learn better, earn higher grades, and are more than likely to attend college. This book was created to assist parents with day-to-day strategies needed to develop educationally successful elementary-age children. Parents can follow these strategies at home. These methods have been proven successful by parents and educators. Whether your child is in pre-school or elementary school, the strategies in "Parent Involvement Is Non-negotiable" will provide the guidance necessary for them to become successful in school and in life.
This manual was designed to provide high school students with a survival kit that includes proven strategies for success during the high school years. The manual includes information on successful habits for ninth graders; a four-year plan of work; how to develop goals; specific guidelines on how to have a successful freshman, sophomore, junior and senior year; how to improve ACT test scores; why college is a good idea; and other information. These chapters will provide high school students with a clear plan that will help them to maneuver through their high school years successfully. The manual was written as if addressing students directly, but parents can also benefit from reading it. This advice can help parents keep their high school student on track. All grade levels from 8-12 can benefit from this manual
One of the most important factors for success in today's schools is the effectiveness of the school leader. The strategies and leadership techniques provided in this book can give principals a foundation to do an effective job.
Even though there are many areas of concern for a successful principal, we have decided to focus on the following areas in this book:
- how to choose an effective leadership style
- how to prepare for a successful new school year
- how to develop a positive school climate
- how to encourage positive parent and community involvement in school
- how to infuse technology into the school
- a series of articles that provide a summary of important administrative information
- a number of forms, letters, and templates that have been used successfully by schools